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El Salvador – The story I can't really tell
When Suegra declared that she'd be traveling with us to El Salvador, I knew that drama was only a plane ride away – What I didn't know is just how much.
I can't give too many details or show too many photos regarding all this, out of respect for Carlos, but here are the basics of what happened.
A Tía picked us all up at the airport. After a quick roadside stop for agua de coco, we went straight to Carlos's childhood home in Soyapango.
I was kind of expecting open warfare, gunshots, tattooed mareros dealing drugs on street corners in broad daylight – but Soyapango was pretty much as I remembered it – a rough neighborhood to be sure, graffiti on walls and barbed wire on rooftops, but calm on the surface, at least at that moment on that particular day.
I sighed a sigh of relief. It wasn't the safest place for us to stay, but I was prepared to spend time in the neighborhood – to sleep in Carlos's modest childhood home for several nights and let the children experience the real El Salvador that you can't get while staying in a hotel.
We pulled up to Carlos's house and the outside looked uncared for, but not to the point that I worried. The house badly needed a fresh coat of teal paint – mareros had taken care of that in their own way with red graffiti.
Inside the house, was another story all together. For one thing, it was extremely hot, (even locals complained about the heat while we were there.) We arrived from the airport needing to use the bathroom and dehydrated, but the house's water was turned off. Once our eyes adjusted to the darkness of the house, we became aware of its condition. Due to lack of maintenance, the house had deteriorated in various ways – it seemed abandoned. Suegra had sold most of her furniture, (who knows why), and what was left was dusty, dirty, infested by rodents – and totally unsanitary. I was fully prepared for poverty, but when it comes to cleanliness, (especially for my children) – I don't compromise.
Carlos's face registered the same look of shock, disappointment, sadness – anger. To see his childhood home in total disrepair, and to have to show his children that this is where he lived, really hurt him.
For an hour or two, Carlos quietly tried to figure out what to do – stood in the window of the enclosed patio, shaking his head and sighing. It was clear we couldn't stay there.
Finally Carlos confronted his mother – asked what happened, why she hadn't kept up the house – why she had lied to us about its condition before we arrived. She became defensive and told him nothing was wrong with the house – that it was virtually the same as it had been when we visited 12 years ago – that in fact, she felt it was actually improved. She denied the damage, safety hazards and unsanitary conditions that were right there before our eyes, told us we were being snobby. It was clear Suegra was seriously delusional or that she thought we were incredibly stupid.
After a walk through the neighborhood to buy bottled water, (because at this point the boys and I were becoming physically ill from dehydration), Carlos calmly told her we were going to have a friend take us to a hotel. We had told Suegra all along that we would spend some time in a hotel, so we were just going there earlier than we had planned, but Suegra acted like this option was totally unheard of. Suegra exploded with accusations and manipulations, yelling – first at Carlos, then at me, then attempting to drag the children into it.
"Tracy! Of all people, I never would have expected this from you!" she said.
We grabbed our suitcases while she cursed us to a Tío who had come by to say "hello." We piled into the friend's car while she called a Tía on the phone to tell her what horrible people we were. We drove off as she compared me to one of Carlos's old girlfriends. (A woman he dated before coming to the U.S. who Suegra hated for stealing her son away from her.)
The first few hours were emotional and ugly – this isn't what I wanted the children to remember, but I was proud of Carlos. He took care of me and the kids as he promised. He didn't give into his mother's manipulation. Despite what we wrestled with as we tried to sleep that first night, in the darkness of the hotel room, we agreed we wouldn't let this ruin our time in El Salvador – and we didn't.
A few days later Suegra called demanding that Carlos hand over her plane ticket so she could change it. She didn't fly back with us and hasn't spoken to us since we gave it to her, (which was another drama filled encounter.) She's telling family members and friends that she won't move back in with us. What she doesn't know is that if she changes her mind and decides to stop playing games, the door is not open for her to return this time.
Yesterday Suegra had a Tía call and say she was in the hospital with chest pains due to the stress Carlos had caused her. We found out from another (more honest) Tía, that the story was completely fabricated, that Suegra never went to the hospital and was perfectly healthy.
Carlos is dealing with a lot emotionally right now. Not only is he struggling with missing El Salvador and his best friend who he became very much re-attached to, but the drama with Suegra is far from over. For one, her [former] bedroom here is still full of her things. She will eventually need to come collect her stuff, which, I can tell you from past experience, doesn't go well. She will drag this whole situation out for years, or for the rest of her life.
Carlos understands that he deserves to be treated with respect and love, and that those who don't treat him that way, do not deserve to be a part of his life. He knows that at some point, one has to stand up and refuse to be abused any further – It's harder to follow through when the person being abusive is one's own mother.
Posted on August 8, 2011, in Corazón, el macho, suegra, travel. Bookmark the permalink. 67 Comments.
Wow that's terrible. Sounds like what we went thru with my MIL but she was at our house when hell broke loose. I hope and pray I'm not that type of MIL b/c my Dh wants hardly nothing to do with his mom bc if her ways and behavior. Good luck!
Ay Tracy, I am sorry you and your familia had to go through such a horrible expierience. But I am glad that your hubby was able to stand up for himself and his family. It must of been so hard for him.
It's a shame the lengths some people will go to in order to make others unhappy and miserable.Good thing you didn't let in ruin your vacation too much.
Tracy, my heart aches for you, Carlos and the kids to have witnessed that kind of behavior from your suegra. The woman truly knows no boundaries. Remember that no matter what she said, you are strong and beautiful, and you and Carlos have raised two incredible boys. My advice to you is that if you truly don't want her coming back into your home except to pack up her things, pack them up for her and put the boxes in the basement or garage so they are not a daily reminder, give the room a fresh coat of paint and go on living your lives without her there. When she does come around, if she does, cross that bridge when you come to it.
Welcome back. And I'm sorry your trip got off to such a bad start and was tainted by this unnecessary drama. From a distance here, I'm also happy for you and for Carlos. This trip obviously brought into focus, in a physical way, all the ugliness that your Suegra has brought into your lives. This was the break that you all needed and hopefully, that image of Carlos' decrepit childhood home will remain strong in his mind and prevent him from falling prey to future manipulation and chantaje.
Your suegra is clearly a sick person (in a clinical, emotional, mental way), you and your family have already sacrificed and compromised a lot in order to accomodate her and make her happy, but now she will either break down altogether or be forced to do some self-examination (the latter is probably less likely) and it's time to cut ties with her until she is ready to change.
All in all, I'm sure this was an unforgettable experience for you all and I hope it helped bring you and Carlos closer together.
Tracy, how we love you. I'm so sorry this has turned out this way. I'm especially sad for Carlos. It's really too bad we can't pick our families.
That's so tough. My suegra is not on the same level, but I can relate. It hurts my husband so much when she gets "sick" and he is on the other side of a border he can't cross any longer. I was extremely nervous about our last visit when I would be there with the kids and this time was without my husband to run interference. Fortunately my sisters-in-law really intervened and the kids ate well, and I had been planning my time & money to clean, get supplies, etc. It was also easier to explain things to the kids in a way they wouldn't worry, when I knew about it beforehand. It must have been a real shock to arrive expecting something like a vacation. Like you mention the person that really suffers is your husband. It's just an awful thing because you tend to think your mother is supposed to be the person always there for you. Your husband does have you, and the kids, and friends who truly love him (even after an absence), but it's still tough. But I think he will have a rough time for a while, and then it will be something that always hurts but not that messes with his life anymore. That is what my husband went through. There was a breaking point and his eyes were opened. But time passing did help. It actually has got to the point by now where he talks with his mom regularly but somehow keeps the mess at arm's length. I personally grew up with physical and verbal abuse and after a long time, I now get along really well with my parents– come to think of it maybe it helps that I now live in another state– I actually have strong feelings of missing them and love it when they visit. Whether or not he can ever get to the point that he can have a good relationship with his mom with limits I hope it may help Carlos a little bit to know that other people have gone through this and although he doesn't know us my husband and I will be keeping him in our thoughts/prayers.
If I can make any suggestion I would encourage him to call in reinforcements to work through all logistics issues. It really helps a lot. I think suegra's things could be removed and put in someone else's garage or a storage unit before she returns, which may sound cold but you know what, sometimes wounds cannot heal if they keep getting reopened. Something my husband does is whenever his mom asks him for money he says ok and changes the subject, then his sister (who is a homemaker and it's actually her brother's money she will send) calls her and gets the story about what she is supposedly doing with her money issues. The 2-stage process seems to cut down a bit on the ridiculousness — my sister-in-law can handle it not feeling as guilty since she is a homemaker and not the breadwinner person — and it takes my husband out of the hot seat / guilt trip. Point is, when the areas of most contention are removed to other people, then when my husband and his mom talk it's easier to keep it as a conversation. Anyway, that is what has helped in our situation. Good luck.
Tracy. Hace mucho que no te dejo un comentario, pero quería decirte que siempre te leo y tu blog siempre ha sido uno de mis favoritos.
Siento mucho el inicio tan estresante que tuvo tu viaje pero creo que aún tienes más cosas que contarnos y estoy segura que serán cosas más agradables.
Sé que es tonto lo que voy a decirte, pero me siento tan orgullosa de tu Carlos, que leyendo viejos posts se nota lo mucho que ha crecido emocionalmente y eso es algo que me llena de alegría por ti y tus hijos.
Tu suegra es parte de sus vidas y eso no se podrá evitar nunca, pero de verdad espero que toda esta tormenta pasé pronto y poco a poco las aguas se calmen y ella se de cuenta de cuanto importante y grandes son todos ustedes para su vida. Que sería una verdadera pena que los perdiera solamente por su actitud tan negativa.
Mientras tanto, quiéranse mucho, respétense mucho y estén siempre unidos, que son una familia maravillosa.
Un abrazo.
Maricruz (Blo)
Awful amiga! I'm so sorry! I know what that feels like and how much more terrible to happen on your vacation and at your hubby's childhood home. Sending virtual hugs to you and kudos to your man for being so strong. It's not easy and I know this must hurt him deeply. You don't need the drama or deserve it and I'm so sorry that she's left you no choice and put your family into such a terrible position. *HUGS* from my family to your familia. <3
What a way to start a vacation, specially such a meaningful one.
I am glad you guys were able to quickly get past the matter so you could enjoy the rest of your time. Her loss.
Perhaps the silver lining in all of this is that what seems like some long time tensions with her might eventually come to a close one way or another.
Oh Tracy, so sorry that your visit to El Salvador started so rough and will continue even after coming back!
I really hope you got a chance to experience all the lovely El Salvador has to offer.
Thinking of you and sending a prayer (for suegra too) that things can come to a peaceful conclusion and that she realizes how much she is hurting the family.
Be strong!!!!
Oh Tracy, I had no idea this would be the Suegra story! Pobrecita vos! I've often felt bad for you and Carlos too, but this time I realized the kids were likelly being affected by it too. I'm sure this must be a difficult chapter in that whole saga, but I feel the best is just around the corner. Will be thinking of you each through this situation. I am so proud of Carlos for sticking up for you and himself.
I found your blog through a FB page about bad mother in laws, and have chuckled over some of your posts. In our case, it's my mother, who lived with us for 13 months after a long process of getting her a "green card" and I understand how it is for your husband. My husband was the US citizen and I was the immigrant (now a citizen) so for years I was apart from my mother. In that time, I had five children, and not having anyone here to help me in a grandparent role was really tough sometimes. It made me forget what my mother was really like until she came to live with us. My marriage almost didn't make it, I'll be honest. And even now, she's been back in the UK with my brother for almost a year, the thought of her coming for a visit fills me with the most horrible anxiety.
When she was here, it was so hard for me to say anything to her when she was clearly in the wrong because she saw it as me being disrespectful. If I tried to have a calm conversation about her behavior or the way we are trying to raise our children/live our lives, she would accuse my husband of having "brainwashed" me and call me "cold and unfeeling." She didn't speak to my husband for the last couple of months that she lived with us, and he's the sole breadwinner. But that's a whole other story.
I am incredibly thankful that she is back with my brother, and not here anymore. It's terrible that I feel that way about my own mother. The bubble that she lives in is toxic and I'm so glad to be able to breathe the fresh air again. Here's hoping the air of your home will feel clear and fresh to you again soon too!
I like the idea that someone else mentioned of moving her things out of your home. When my mother left, the first thing I did after dropping her off at the airport was to go into the room she'd been staying in and clear it out. It was very cathartic.
Man, she really is something!
When I started reading your suegra stories, I figured most of them were based on culture shock and on sharing a house. I know how hard it is, I dealt with that too…
But this goes beyond the "Latino vs. Anglo" culture shock. Your suegra really is something, she sounds pretty manipulative.
Did she end up staying in the house? Why is it such a big faux-pas for you to stay at a hotel? I don't get it.
What does she really want?!
All I can say is WOW. I feel so bad for you and the kids, but most of all, Carlos. Suegras are tough, we all have stories to tell, but it seems like your's take the cake. While reading this post, I kept thinking, "did Carlos provide his mother with money to maintain the house?". Since he seems to surprised regarding the condition on the home, it must be because he must have given her money to maintain the house. My family (parents and my uncle) still own the houses I grew up in, in San Miguel, El Salvador. They send my great uncle a monthly stipend to maintain the houses. I know most people with property in ES do the same. If Carlos gave her money and she didn't use it towards the home, shes is more than dishonest. Good luck Tracy, I'll keep you and your family in my prayers…I know family issues are a real heartache.
Big hug,
oh wow! Esa suegrita tuya esta llena de sorpresas! Yo también espero no convertirme ni en una madre manipuladora ni en una suegra así!
My children do not like their grandmother anymore either. They don't even want to speak to her when she calls because she bullied them and was abusive while she lived with us. The first few months after she went back to live with my brother she would call and say how much she missed them, and anger would choke up in my throat because she spent most of her time yelling at them and telling them they were not worth anything. (I was going through a mental breakdown, brought on by her coming to live with us, and did not stand up for my children the way I should have while this was going on.) It was a horrible, horrible time but I am glad to have gone through it because my eyes were opened to my mother's true nature. I wish she would get help, and asked her to many times while she was here, after I began to get better, but she refuses to believe there is anything wrong with her. I'm the crazy one. ; ) My brother is not married and has no children, and it is sad that she has burned her bridges with her only grandchildren, but it is of her own doing. I'm sure she'll blame me for that as the years go by. A small price to pay. At least the dysfunction stops here.
That is an awful story…so sad. I'm so sorry for Carlos. What an awful position to be in, but very brave to do what's right for you and the kids. I do hope even if amends are made, that you will have your house to yourselves. Now all those stories you told in the past about her really aren't funny to me anymore.
It's good that you're putting your foot down. It took my husband being brutally honest with me and letting me see that the situation could not continue as it was for all our sakes. He showed me that I was not dishonoring my mother by asking her to leave, which is how it felt to me after so many years of submitting to her will. By not standing up for myself I was really enabling her bad behavior. Blessings to you and your family!
Amiga I´m so glad you´re back! And I´m really sorry about this whole Suegra debacle, I can only imagine how hard it must be on Carlos. But you must be really proud of him for how he stood his ground.
Let him know that setting strong boundaries with his mom doesn´t mean to stop loving her. True healing and true respect comes from seeing the other person just as she is, and being able to honor all of her, even the really challenging parts of her. She will always be his mom, and for that he can keep her untouched in his heart, and then he can do the best for all (her, him and his family): set boundaries and stop the chantajes and manipulaciones.
He can do it, it´s just hard having to do it. But you guys are a strong unit, you´ll be fine. Part of the process amiga!
Un abrazo ENOOOORME!!!!
Pregnancy is going beautifully! My family left today after spending 4 days with us, so I´m really missing them. Buaaaaaa!!!! I tried to convince them to stay until the baby is born… only 4 more months! Jajajja! :D
Ah! Y no palomitas en el correo aún. I hope the post people didn´t eat them! But if they did, at least I hope they enjoyed them.
Mas abrazos!!!
:( Oh Tracy, I am so sorry for this. But your husband did what was right in the face of great difficulty. I don't even know what else to say in this situation except that he handled it with gracia and he will be rewarded for that. I know you hurt for him…it is so hard to see our strong men hurt, especially by someone we know can hurt them so deeply. Ugh. {{{Muchos abrazos}}}
Good luck in the upcoming months ahead. I have lived with my inlaws and living with extended family or even anyone else is not fun at all. They moved out and I get along with them fine now. I just told my husband that I can no longer live with them. There can not be 2 woman in his life under one roof. Because as much as a MIL will say she will step aside, they really don't. I say pack up the stuff, make it into an office or den or even a bedroom for your kids. Good luck- just don't say anything bad. I made the mistake of saying one thing bad and it always comes up when there are fights. Ay ay ay!
Oh, my hubby could totally relate to your post. He has a crazy, sometimes abusive suegra, too! I, for one, am so glad for all of you – but especially for Carlos – that he is learning to quietly but firmly break the pattern. I know how hard that is. But being gracious to his mom but firm with the boundaries protecting his family is JUST the kind of thing a man of good character learns to do. Even if it wasn't how he used to "get by" with her. Go, Carlos! And way to be supportive and encouraging of him, Tracy! Public spouse-kudos are always nice to read.
Que Dios te bendice.
So sorry to hear about the drama. I think it was good for suegra to see Carlos stand up for you and the kids. I can't begin to imagine all he has to deal with because after all it is his mother. Luckily, you are mentally stable and giving great advice. Abuse is not acceptable, in any form! I wish you guys the best dealing with this situation! Sending you all the positive vibes one can muster up!
Well thanks for sharing a bit about what went down, as hard and overwhelming as it was. I hope you all stay on the same page, which is a difficulty we (hubby and I) have at times, as one of us …(him)…has a tendency to change his mind after a bit. Which is always confusing. Or maybe it's as he says, not that he's changed his mind, but that I assumed or decided what was going to happen with out really letting him figure it out yet. (I tend to make quick decisions.) So good luck in putting away all the vacation items and getting your house back to "normal" lol. Only time will tell how this will all play out, but you and Carlos have all my love and support, however it works. Abrazos!!
Welcome Back from El Salvador! I hope you were able to enjoy your trip despite all of the drama; I can only imagine how difficult this must be, so mucha suerte! Abrazos desde Puerto Rico
Tracy, and Carlos…
I am very sorry, but I speak from experience that sometimes cutting off, or having less contact, with a loved one is a necessary.
It allows for time to think, reflect, hope, pray.
Perhaps she will change, perhaps she won't, but you cannot have a toxic/sick/sad person in your home forever…
Good luck y besos.
Tracy espero que pronto se recuperen de esta mala pasada. No hay mal que por bien no venga, la suegra necesita tener su propio lugar donde vivir y reinar.
Este mensaje es para Carlos: Mijo… estoy orgullosa de vos, que a pesar de todo hayas tomado las riendas y disfrutado las vacaciones con tu familia. Ahora, ponete las pilas y acordate que ya sos harina de otro costal… eso de que "juntos pero no revueltos" no siempre funciona con las suegras en medio… ya podras ayudar a tu madrecita de muchas maneras pero hoy y siempre tu mujer y tus hijos son la prioridad.
Cuidense cipotes!
Your MIL reminds me so much of mine. She passed away more than 13 years ago, but when she was alive she made our lives miserable. The damage she caused us left us with a scar in our marriage. Some people don't care how their actions affect the ones we love. With my MIL, I think her mean behavior was out of guilt and a strong need to hold on. Unlike your Carlos, my DH defended and still defends her horrible ways. (That scar is deep.)
I wish you well Tracy and hope that your MIL won't have an opportunity to drag things on. Maybe her stuff can be shipped to her? Un abrazo!
My goodness. I didn't realize…Well, Carlos really stepped up and took care of you and the kids. That's wonderful. I'm so glad. That was quite a start to your vacation. I'm sorry. Take care! We were thinking of you and hoping for the best while you were in El Salvador.
Wow Tracy! Are you sure you were in Soyapando and not at my mom's house?
My mother is kind of like that too, manipulative and with crazy demands, and has make our visits to El Salvador difficult at times, She locked my sister out of her house, after she convincer her to stay with her, because my sister went to visit my dad and his family. Last time I went, we were planning to stay at a hotel to avoid episodes like the one with my sister and because I wanted time alone with my husband and be able to come and go as we pleased, but no! mom threw a tantrum and started a whole psychological campaing about we snubbing her and how hard she had worked on putting the house in a nice state so we could stay with her…So we gave in, but with clear statements that we will stay with her and will be respectful of her rules, but we will visit who we wanted, (She still wasn't talking to my sister or my father) and we will take her with us to some places, but we will also go by ourselves other times too! It worked ok but my husband got upset a couple of times, especially the day we were supposed to leave, my mother got up really early, before us, and went to church, locking us in without leting us know at what time she was coming back …and we needed to leave to the airpot! Even with all her quirquiness, I love my mom and if I could, I will go and stay with her more often, as I live in constant fear that one day I will receive the awful call that she is no longer with us.
It is not that all suegras are crazy manipulative persons, or that hispanic women become mentally ill when in their old age, I believe that is has more to do with the fact that they realize that they cannot hold on to their kidsany more , like when we were children and we did as we were told without questioning!
Wonderful post! As a Latina born in the US, I can say that although this drama probably was uncomfortable for your kids, it was probably memorable and something they might laugh at one day. In a strange way, these experiences are recuerdos we hold on to and show a different side of our culture. BTW, your suegra sounds like my friend's mom! The similarities had me cracking up!
a mother is a mother even if she is a bitch she is his mother living in soyapango is complicated fuck the bullshit america is the biggest theif and if you truelly study history many countrys are the way they are today because of the u.s
What struck me about your story is what I have been trying to deal with and understand in my own famiy. I am of Salvadorean descent born and bred in NYC trying to understand the high drama that the woman in my family put on display for years. It has to be a cultural thing, I feel the people in the country, even though they are exposed to technology and education have a totally different way of thinking. Overall there is an underlying mentality filled with Catholic guilt, Machismo ideologies, and sexism. (not all of course, but most) My grandmother was the same way as your suegra. She dictated to my father how he should run his family from El Salvador. Sadly my dad was not as strong as your Carlos. As a child feeling my grandmothers guilt trips and wrath from so many miles away, I can tell you that I wish for an instant I would of seen my father do what Carlos did. My dads life, our lives, would of turned out so much better. Bravo Carlos!
Your suegra sounds like my mom. Eleven years ago I had to take my hubby's side and told my mom to move out of our home. Our moms forget that our obligation is with our spouse and children. I will try to be a better suegra when the time comes hopefully no time soon 8-)


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Sephora did not respond to the outcry for days, but Kat Von D, the outspoken tattoo artist behind the makeup line that makes it, reportedly tweeted:
"At the end of the day, it's just a f--king lipstick."
Jesse James' ex-fiancee later deleted that.
On Wednesday, though, Sephora announced they were pulling Celebutard from stores and online, providing media outlets with the following statement:
"It has come to our attention that the name of one shade of a lipstick we carry has caused offense to some of our clients and others. We are deeply sorry."
"We have ceased sale of that shade both in our stores and online."
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Honetly people took it wayyy too far, I could see if the lipstick just said retard, and for the public I would like you to know that in the event that offence was taken... it shouldn't have been because of the fact that Mentally ill patients have never like being referred to as retards and nor are they referred to as retards in medical terms either!! I do not see what the problem is... in my opinion the media and individuals will always find a way to pick apart anything that is created by someone less liked in the industry !!!


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Who (or what) is a Space Capone? Five years after their debut album, we're still trying to figure it out.
Guided by lead singer Aaron Winters, AKA Space, the group's influence seems to thrive on the sounds of funk, soul and R&B. In fact, not much has changed since their debut album "Volume 1: Transformation" was released in the spring of 2008, expect for the fact that Space Capone's crowds have seemingly doubled in size since its early days. (Leading to the release of their self-titled album in late 2012 under AVJ Records).
Though Winters once said, "We've arrived on this planet to help save people from bad music," he wasn't exactly joking. The group is comprised of horns, electronics and a rhythm section of young musicians who are scholars of Space Capone's unique sound. It's a move designed to get them away from being labeled a 'novelty act,' and it sure seems to have done the trick. Not only have they blown up in their home community in Nashville, they've attracted a wide range of fans – everyone from young kids to hipsters. And Winters wouldn't have it any other way.
Though Winters' designation of Space Capone is actually an artist and not a band, per say, he points out the novelty of their live shows as being a revolving door of cast members. For instance, the drummer is always different and the keyboardist changes with every show. Then there are the bass player, the two guitarists and the horns… all elements that help Winters change into a 'different character' when he's on stage.
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Ever wonder why so many cereals and infant formulas are fortified with iron? Iron is a nutrient that's needed to make hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying component of red blood cells (RBCs).
Red blood cells circulate throughout the body to deliver oxygen to all its cells. Without enough iron, the body can't make enough RBCs, and tissues and organs won't get the oxygen they need. So it's important for kids and teens to get enough iron in their daily diets.
Kids require different amounts of iron at various ages and stages. Here's how much they should be getting as they grow:
Iron deficiency (when the body's iron stores are becoming depleted) can be a problem for some kids, particularly toddlers and teens (especially girls who have very heavy periods). In fact, many teenage girls are at risk for iron deficiency — even if they have normal periods — if their diets don't contain enough iron to offset the loss of iron-containing RBCs during menstrual bleeding. Also, teen athletes lose iron through sweating and other routes during intense exercise.
After 12 months of age, toddlers are at risk for iron deficiency because they no longer drink iron-fortified formula and may not be eating iron-fortified infant cereal or enough other iron-containing foods to make up the difference.
Drinking a lot of cow's milk (more than 24 fluid ounces [710 milliliters] every day) can also put a toddler at risk of developing iron deficiency. Here's why:
Iron deficiency can affect growth and may lead to learning and behavioral problems. And it can progress to iron-deficiency anemia (a decrease in the number of RBCs in the body).
Many people with iron-deficiency anemia don't have any signs and symptoms because the body's iron supply is depleted slowly. But as the anemia progresses, some of these symptoms may appear:
If your child has any of these symptoms, talk to your doctor, who might do a simple blood test to look for iron-deficiency anemia and may prescribe iron supplements. However, because excessive iron intake can also cause health problems, you should never give your child iron supplements without first consulting your doctor.
Although iron from meat sources is more easily absorbed by the body than that from plant foods, all of these iron-rich foods can make a diet more nutritious:
Here are other ways you can make sure kids get enough iron:
Stock up on iron-rich or fortified foods for meals and snacking, and serve some every day. And be sure to teach kids that iron is an important part of a healthy diet.
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Date reviewed: February 2012
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I've always been a bit confused on that one. Do you judge the palm size before or after cooking?
Personally, I measure after cooking -especially things like couscous - a fist size of couscous will serve a few people. I think it's better to measure the cooked food.
I measure it after cooking, too. Some grains (esp. millet) seem to expand way more than others.
Thanks guys! That's how I have been doing it. Glad to know it was the correct way.
I use 1/3 cup oats dry
and cooked riced, beans, barely, couscous (except I dont eat that) and sweet pots about 1/2 cup 9about the size of my palm scooped, but not heaped.
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Marvel's "The Avengers" debuted at No. 1 in 39 international markets, grossing $178.4 million in the ninth-highest overseas opening of all time. The Joss Whedon-directed film opens Friday in the U.S.
Full article here.
Marvel's "The Avengers" debuted at No. 1 in 39 international markets, grossing $178.4 million in the ninth-highest overseas opening of all time. The Joss Whedon-directed film opens Friday in the U.S.
Full article here.
The French opening is programed on May, the 2nd and it will hit the charts on Friday night, and Saturday, this same week.
As I can never more go to the theatre, I will wait for the combo (BR + digit) pack to be available soon!!!! (my BR reader is an "all zone" one... :) )
I'll be VERY shocked if this movie doesn't give the Dark Knight and Avatar a run for it's money. I plan on seeing it this Friday. So far everything I've heard about it has been awesome. Looking forward to seeing for myself!
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This makes me happy. The movie was awesome. I'm cautiously optimistic, though, since a lot of Marvel's comic book films have reached that kind of record overseas, but I don't think they're not this fast to break 100M.
I can't wait for our US-based, comic-reading brothers and sisters to watch this. I'll be watching it the second time with you guys come May 4th!
Nine Years of Behold the Geek!
Pulls: The Sixth Gun, Wolverine and the X-Men, Daredevil, Supergirl
According to this, the revised estimate is now 185.1 million dollars for the foreign gross. That's impressive.
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"Anybody that tells you bad guys don't win never met Chael Sonnen"
How much did the film cost anyway?
220 million.
Very curious to see how much it makes opening weekend in the U.S.
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Only three more days! I haven't been this jazzed for a movie in a long time.
I expected this film to do well financially and I expected to enjoy it as a fan of the property. However, to say that I'm a bit surprised at just how well it's doing both financially AND critically would be an understatement.
It hasn't even hit domestically and the film has already nearly broken even AND it's got a 97% fresh rating last I checked. I didn't think it had a snowball's chance of outperforming or being better reviewed than Dark Knight Rises a month ago, but now I'm not so sure.
The opening weekend presales are 4000% higher than the presales for Captain America.


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CHICAGO — Nebraska basketball has the Big Ten Conference covered from top to bottom.
Connie Yori's women's team is the preseason pick to win the title, a first in school history. Tim Miles' men are pegged for last in the 12-team league.
"Connie and I are both picked 12th,'' Miles said. "She's 12th in the country and I'm 12th in the league.''
The Nebraska men were picked last a year ago in Miles' first season — about as close to dead last as you can get. The Huskers were last on 23 of 24 ballots, but finished 10th. This time, NU got votes as high as eighth, but still finished last.
"And I see it's not just by you guys,'' Miles told writers Thursday at Big Ten media day. "I see it's by everybody.''
Preseason magazines, BTN analysts and national writers are in agreement. When Miles' wife learned Nebraska was such an overwhelming pick at the bottom again, she offered these comforting words: "Why aren't you out recruiting?"
That was a joke, but Miles is serious when he says he doesn't take cold, hard facts to heart.
"I'm a dreamer," he said. "I really do believe in Nebraska. I believe in what we are doing and how we can do it.
"I love what our commitment is from our administration. I love our fan support. And I believe in our guys. So I don't think we're going to end up 12th."
Neither does Husker forward Shavon Shields.
"Nebraska basketball is not really on the map," said the sophomore from Olathe, Kan. "As competitors and players, we want to prove we're better than that.
"We were picked 12th last year, and a lot of people didn't think we'd even get double-digit wins. We exceeded expectations, so we want to do that again."
On the women's side, managing expectations is the job after Nebraska was picked to win a league for the first time in history, whether the Big Eight, the Big 12 or the Big Ten.
"I didn't pick us to win," coach Yori said, "and I'm not sure why everybody else did because we have a lot of work to do.
"It does put more of a target on our back, yet we still go about our business."
Nebraska All-America candidate Jordan Hooper said getting picked to win was "pretty awesome," but nothing to go crazy about. She's happier to play a part in building NU women's basketball into something worth paying attention to.
"I definitely take pride in that," said the senior from Alliance, Neb. "And I take pride in the leaders who came before me. It's a collective build. It's not just one person or one team that got us to this point.''
The Nebraska men are a long way from that status, and 15 years out from their last NCAA tournament experience. The women are coming off a Sweet 16 appearance.
Miles knows he is an underdog considering where he coaches and his small-college background. But he's not backing down to the big names, such as Minnesota and its hiring of Richard Pitino, son of Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino.
Miles, who appeared on stage after Pitino, said:
"I'm sure he was really great and smart and intelligent. But at the end of the day, I know we have a way. I know it works. It has worked at every little place you've never heard of, and some others you might have heard a little bit about.
"And it's going to work at Nebraska."
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Video: Nebraska men's basketball coach Tim Miles
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SSLtelnetd is a replacement for telnetd available as part of the FreeBSD
ports collection at http://www.freebsd.org/ports/security.html. It
implements the telnet protocol over SSL.
SSLtelnet contains a format string vulnerability that could allow remote
code execution.
The problem specifically exists within telnetd.c, on line 530 where an
argument deficient call is made to syslog(). The following snippet
reveals the vulnerable code:
if (SSL_accept(ssl_con) <= 0) {
static char errbuf[1024];
sprintf(errbuf,"SSL_accept error %sn",
syslog(LOG_WARNING, errbuf); // vulnerable call
/* go to sleep to make sure we are noticed */
} else {
This vulnerability could be remotely exploitable under certain
conditions. If exploitation is successful, gaining root access is
possible as the process runs as root.
iDEFENSE has confirmed the existence of this vulnerability against
the current release, SSLTelnet version 0.13-1.
This project does not appear to be actively maintained and has now been
marked FORBIDDEN and DEPRECATED. End users should consider implementing
an alternate telnet/SSL solution.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the
name CAN-2004-0640 to this issue. This is a candidate for inclusion in
the CVE list (http://cve.mitre.org), which standardizes names for
security problems.
04/03/2003 Vulnerability acquired by iDEFENSE
06/29/2004 Initial vendor contact
07/02/2004 Secondary vendor contact
07/08/2004 Public disclosure
b0f is credited with this discovery.
Get paid for vulnerability research
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electronically. It may not be edited in any way without the express
written consent of iDEFENSE. If you wish to reprint the whole or any
part of this alert in any other medium other than electronically, please
email firstname.lastname@example.com for permission.
Disclaimer: The information in the advisory is believed to be accurate
at the time of publishing based on currently available information. Use
of the information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition.
There are no warranties with regard to this information. Neither the
author nor the publisher accepts any liability for any direct, indirect,
or consequential loss or damage arising from use of, or reliance on,
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I can't get either of my iPhone 3G's to sync with iTunes, just suddenly stopped working tonight.
I have removed iTunes and re-installed
rebooted MacBook Pro & iPhone(s) more times than I can count
I am using a MacBook Pro 10.5.7 build 9J61
iPhone 3G #1 = 2.2.1 (5H11)
iPhone 3G #2 = 3.0 (7A341)
Both iPhones will show carging when plugged into wall outlet.
I have tried both cables on both phones computer will still not recognize either phone.
When it first happened i connected my iPhone and the "pictures sync" popped up but not the iTunes synch I unpluged iPhone from computer waited a second and reconnected now it doesn't recognize phone at all, neither pictures sync or iTunes, phone does not show as charging when connected to computer, its like thier not even there.
Apple support only suggests, rebooting phone, rebooting computer, re-installing iTunes. I have done it and tried it in different orders nothing seems to work.
I did try both ports on my MacBook Pro, My USB scanner/printer works fine, unfortunately I don't have another computer... This is VERY frustrating...
if i turn the iphone off and then plug it in to my computer, the phone powers on, but still no sync and still not charging it, just powers on
i turned it off and help down the home button and plugged it in, which made it go to "recovery mode" it tried to restore and gave an error, the phone rebooted and went back to normal, still won't sync
also under iTunes preferences the "disable automatic sync" is NOT checked
I also tried creating a new user id and logging in under that ID. When I did same problem.


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Interactive cocktail trolley
Let Us Bring The Party To You...
If you are looking for something that little bit different why not book an Interactive Cocktail Trolley to accompany your meal or drinks reception in Tigerlily? This new package involves one of our fantastic mixologists bringing our handmade mobile cocktail bar to your table and shaking up a round of drinks for your guests; exploring the history as well as the techniques involved. Your party will also be invited to try their hand at making the cocktails, either chosen from our list or created especially for your event. This is an excellent ice breaker for corporate entertaining or something extra for a special occasion.
Our packages can include:
- Pre-dinner drinks and aperitifs
- Pallet cleansers between courses
- Dessert cocktails and digestif suggestions
- Bespoke Cocktails to complement canapés from our selection.
Sample Menu:
The Agua de Cuba
Courtesy Joey Medrington, Tigerlily, Edinburgh, 2010
Created for the Bacardi Legacy cocktail competition.
Bacardi Superior, Velvet Falernum, lemon juice, fresh watermelon
Mistress Sage
A firm favourite here at Tigerlily. Be seduced by the grassy kick, succulent strawberry and beautiful botanicals
42 Below vodka, strawberry & Champagne preserve, cranberry juice, lemon juice, Crème de Fraise, sage leaves,
The White Lady
Joe Gilmore, former Head Barman at The Savoy, claimed this was one of Laurel & Hardy's favourite drinks!
Bombay Sapphire, Cointreau, fresh lemon juice, sugar
Prices start at £7.95 per cocktail however group rates can be arranged.
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Toshiba SDV296 (Black)
Black DVD/VCR combination player
Save on space but don't skimp on value. The SDV296 packs the benefits of a progressive scan DVD player with playback options of a video cassette recorder all into one slim unit. ColorStream Pro component video outputs are compatible with today's finest analog and digital televisions for delivery of vivid, colorful images. You can even show your JPEG digital images on the big screen thanks to the JPEG viewer.
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Alcohol Induced Brain Damage Parallels Type 2 DiabetesBy Daniel H. Rasolt
Posted: Sunday, June 22, 2008
(Defeat Diabetes® News) -- Chronic alcohol abuse can lead to the degeneration of genes in the brain that recognize insulin. The resulting effects are comparable to neurological deterioration's that often result from type 2 diabetes.
Researchers used postmortem human tissue to show that high levels of alcohol consumption over long periods of time leads to lower levels of genes needed to respond to insulin and insulin growth factor (IGF). This gene deficiency and lack of recognition of insulin leads to further brain damage.
The tissue came from six deceased chronic alcoholic, all male, with an average of 57.7 years of age, and six deceased "controls," who were not alcoholics and had an average age of 57.5 years.
Type 2 diabetes is characterized by decreased sensitivity in the body to insulin production, and the resistance to insulin. Having an inability to recognize insulin due to brain function, which is what appears to happen with heavy alcohol use, seems to mimic these type 2 diabetes conditions.
Speaking of insulin, study author Dr. Suzanne de la Monte says "It has many functions, including regulation of metabolism. Cells throughout the body depend upon insulin just to stay alive and carry out 'ordinary daily functions.' The best known diseases associated with abnormalities in insulin's availability or actions are Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
The role insulin plays on the brain is a relatively new field of research, but past studies have shown that decreased response in the brain to insulin can lead to neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's. According to Dr. de la Monte, "in either high concentrations, or at lower levels over a longer period of time, alcohol will dissolve some of the lipid in the cell's membrane." This
The study went on to show more specifically that "Insulin and IGF resistance in the cerebellum and frontal lobe was associated with loss of neurons and their connections, and decreased levels of neurotransmitters needed for learning, memory, and motor function. The damage that we saw in the cerebellum would account for the poor balance, and increased rates of falling and trauma we see in alcoholics. The insulin and IGF resistance in alcoholics' frontal lobes would account for their associated problems in memory." The cerebellum and frontal lobe are characteristically the two regions in the brain most damaged by alcohol abuse.
These defects caused by alcohol abuse are very similar to symptoms of type 2 diabetes. "Our study indicates that chronic alcohol abuse causes a Type 2 diabetes effect in certain brain regions," says Dr. de la Monte. This discovered parallel could be very beneficial in that neurological conditions caused by alcoholism (such as early stage Alzheimer's disease), might be able to be treated in similar ways as type 2 diabetes is treated. In other words, drugs which increase insulin sensitivity and decrease insulin resistance might help limit brain damage caused by alcoholism.
Source: Defeat Diabetes Foundation: de la Monte, Suzanne. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research press release. June 2008.
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This week at the Westerville Public Library we are talking about the starry night sky….so we are exploring the stars, the night time and all of the things that happen under the starry night sky…
At night we like to catch fireflies…
Try this firefly finger play at home!
I caught a little firefly, I held it carefully (catch a firefly and cup your hands)
It tickled as it crawled around and lit its light for me. (tickle as your fingers crawl around your hand)
I watched it for awhile and then I set it free! (put your arms up like you are setting your firefly free)
My firefly flew around my yard happily! (wiggle your fingers like little fireflies flying around the yard)
At night we like to look at the stars…
Try this at home! Have fun and practice your early literacy skills at the same time with these activities:
- Sing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star with your child. Be sure to exaggerate the vowel sounds or clap along with the tune. This helps develop your child's phonological awareness –how sounds make up words– and it is a great way to build pre-reading skills!
- Stay up late one night and star gaze…you don't need a deep knowledge of the constellations to enjoy star gazing, you can make up your own constellations and then use those characters to invent myths or tell bedtime stories! Telling stories builds narrative skills and is good old-fashioned fun!
- Describe the stars and how the grass feels when you lie in it…talk about how you are feeling and about how much you and your child love each other. Besides warm fuzzies, your child will be expanding his vocabulary as you talk.
- Catch some fireflies and keep them as overnight visitors…explain that if your are gentle and return the insects to where you found them it is ok to keep them for a bit. Then check out books at the library that explain the parts to the insects body and how their magical lights really work. The curiosity that leads to discovery is a large part of print motivation–the joy of reading and exploring books!
The fun doesn't end there! Join us at the library on Friday all day long to make a star and moon or solar system mobile to take home. We'll provide the craft stuff and you provide the creativity!
Want more summer reads? Check out these starry night sky picks:
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The purpose of the Culture of Giving Committee is to create an awareness of philanthropy throughout the USD student body. With nearly 70% of USD students receiving some form of financial aid while attending USD, this program's goal is to instill the value of philanthropy in students and have them give back to support their fellow Toreros. Every gift, no matter the size, makes a difference! Find something on campus that you are passionate about and make a gift today!
The goal for the 2013-2014 was to have 20% undergraduate student participation. That is 1,114 students!!!
We hit our 2012-2013 goal!!! 589 students made gifts this past year for a total of 10.4% undergraduate student participation!! Go Toreros!!!
Why Give a G.I.F.T.?
- It is a contribution for students from students. Pay it forward!
- You can give towards scholarships and help out a fellow Torero.
- You get to pick what your gift goes to, support something you are passionate about.
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Enterprise application data continues to grow exponentially. The potential consequences of uncontrolled data growth can affect all areas of the enterprise, making it difficult for organizations to complete business processes and meet business objectives. As an effective strategy for managing application data, organizations are looking to database archiving solutions to control storage costs, improve application performance, and minimize risks associated with data retention and compliance.
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HEAT oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add red peppers and onions; cook and stir 4 to 5 min. or until crisp-tender. Stir in peas; cook 3 to 4 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently.
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This is not news. Every player on every team -- well, on the Celtics team anyway -- is "open" for trading. Because what does that actually mean? It means Ainge will listen to any and all offers, including any that might involve Rondo. So? It was always this way, every deadline, every year.
Report: Celtics open to Rajon Rondo trade?
By Ben Golliver
Celtics All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo is reportedly available in advance of Thursday's trade deadline, even though he recently suffered a season-ending knee injury and is signed to one of the league's most reasonable contracts for a star.
ESPN.com reports that the Celtics are "willing to trade" Rondo "in [the] right deal."
CBSSports.com reported over the weekend that the Lakers and Celtics had discussed a Dwight Howard for Rondo proposal, although Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak quickly shot down that report, according to ESPN.com. Kupchak has repeatedly said that Howard won't be traded.
Finding the "right deal" for Rondo is difficult. At 26, he has a title to his name, loads of playoff experience and is regarded as one of the premier set-up men in the game and a crafty defender. He's on the books for $12 million next season and $12.9 million in 2014-15, a very good value which is mitigated by the fact that he will likely miss a significant portion of next season as he rehabilitates from a torn ACL. Rondo averaged 13.7 points, 11.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game prior to his injury.
Rondo isn't particularly expendable. The Celtics lack a young point guard waiting in the wings and he's long represented the next chapter of Boston basketball once veterans Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce head for retirement. While his lack of range, less-than-ideal ability to get to the free throw line, and hot temper are annoyances, but he carried an injury-ridden Celtics to the brink of the Finals last year with several phenomenal postseason performances. Acquiring a starting-caliber point guard in return would seem to be a prerequisite for any deal and it's unclear why rival teams would swap a healthy point guard for an injured Rondo at this juncture of his rehabilitation.
Taking on Rondo this soon after a major injury would be amount to a major "buy low" move by any interested GMs; Boston's return would seemingly suffer given those conditions, potentially making it impossible for the "right deal" to come to fruition.
All people have to do is look at the Celtics record with Rondo playing and without over the last 2 seasons. It isn't an anomaly when it crosses seasons.
You guys are nuts writing this. Your are making this stuff up. Rondo is not going anywhere. Neither is Dwight.
Wtf!!!!! Rondo for Howard ???????????????? You're crazy if you do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rondo with stats:http://compare-now.net/TONY%20PARKER%20VS%20RAJON%20RONDO.html
Howard: http://compare-now.net/DWIGHT%20HOWARD%20VS%20SHAQUILLE%20O%27NEAL.html
In other words Danny Ainge is desperate to alter the mess he has created. A pair of aging, expensive stars in Garnett and Pierce - a pack of lousy draft picks and over paid free agents. So he is trying to pawn off a guy who won't play basketball for a year. Brilliant!
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Pat Parris Releases 2011 Men's Soccer Schedule
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DAHLONEGA, GA – North Georgia head men's soccer coach Pat Parris released the team's 2011 schedule on Tuesday afternoon, a slate that features 16 regular season games and pair of exhibition contests.
The Saints will open the year with two exhibition games this fall, traveling to Southern Wesleyan to start the season, before welcoming SCAD to town for North Georgia's final tune-up of the preseason.
A southern swing will kick off the regular season, as the Saints will travel to Nova Southeastern on September 2, before making their way to Barry University on September 4, to take on the Buccaneers.
North Georgia will play their home opener on September 7, against the University of Tampa, as one of just three home non-conference games on the season. Alabama-Huntsville and Young Harris will also make their way to Dahlonega to battle the Saints in non-conference tilts.
The Peach Belt Conference schedule opens on September 11, when the Saints hit the road to take on the Pacers of USC Aiken. The league schedule will close in style, as North Georgia will play back-to-back home games against Georgia Southwestern and Lander University, before traveling to Francis Marion to cap the regular season.
North Georgia is coming off a season that saw them race out to an unbeaten mark at 4-0-3 through their first seven games, but the Saints ended the year with just one victory in their final five games, including a 2-0 loss to Flagler in the opening round of the PBC Tournament.
Head coach Pat Parris has accumulated an overall record of 29-38-7 in his first four years at the helm of the Saints, including his first winning season in 2010 that featured an overall mark of 8-6-4.
The offense should see little drop off, as six of the team's top eight goal scorers from last year will return for the Saints this fall, including Gray Phelps who tallied a team-leading five goals in 2010. Two-time Peach Belt All-Conference performer Rade Tanaskovic returns for his senior season in goal and will look to guide North Georgia back to the Peach Belt Conference Tournament after posting six shutouts a year ago.
The sports communications office will cover every minute of the 2011 season with live video broadcasts and live in-game statistics of the team's nine home games. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for the Peach Belt Conference's preseason coaches poll, the league's Preseason All-Conference Team and the Preseason NSCAA Top 25 Poll.


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Here you'll find creative inspiration and other resources to help you envision and implement change. Browse for ideas about how to approach the unique challenges you or your company face.
A Look Back: Reflections on 35 Years of Visualizing Change
Agile Visual Planning: Supporting Innovation and Action
Visual Leaders Now Available – An Interview with Author David Sibbet
Decision Rooms: Making Choices in a Big-Picture Context, by David Sibbet
Mapping a Vision for Social and Emotional Learning in Oakland
Storymapping Process Aids Merger, Informs Future Vision for Oakland Unified School District
DLR Group, Named #1 U.S. Design Firm, Says Big Goals Led the Way
HealthEast Care System: Storymapping the Quality Journey
Take the Tour: A Webinar Walk-through of the Team Performance Online Survey
The Team Performance Online Survey: A Case Study
Why Do Visuals Work with Teams?, by David Sibbet
Your Questions Answered about Team Performance Tools
Five Graphic Takeaways from "Learning 2013″
Grove Graphics Support Virtual Gathering About Higher Ed and Online Learning
Chart Critique, by Rachel Smith
The Principles of Graphic Facilitation: Facing the Blank Paper
Visual Intelligence: Using the Deep Patterns of Visual Language to Build Cognitive Skills, by David Sibbet
TEDx Talk: "Drawing in Class", by Rachel Smith
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"A process cannot be understood by stopping it. Understanding must move with the flow of the process, must join it and flow with it."
—From 'Dune' by Frank Herbert
David Sibbet was presented with the Organization Development Network's Lifetime Achievement Award at their 2013 annual conference. The following article is adapted from his conference presentation and his remarks at the awards ceremony.
Sibbet: I was invited by several ODN colleagues to share with you some of the shaping influences underlying my work and The Grove Consultants International's methods. It's an honor to receive this award, and humbling to reflect on the path that brought me here. I'd like to do this with a bit of storytelling.
Oakland Unified School District (Oakland Unified) is working a seven-year plan to transform the educational experience of its students using Social and Emotional Learning principles. Over the course of a year The Grove provided ongoing graphic facilitation support to the Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) design team within the Oakland Unified School District.
Early on, the design team requested The Grove's help in creating an SEL Journey Map. The team sought a panoramic visualization—one that would fit on a single page—to aid communications with internal and external stakeholder groups about SEL and its role in schools, the central office, and the community.
More than 1,600 people converged in Orlando, Florida for Learning 2013, a dynamic immersion in all aspects of organizational learning.
The Grove's Rachel Smith provided virtual graphic recording services for keynotes and general sessions, including George Takei, journalist Jane Pauley, Martin Bean from Open University, and more. Screenshots from her notes were shown in real time to the assembly.
Five annotated graphic snapshots follow, drawn from Rachel's notes.
Graphic flow charts or "process maps" provide a high-level perspective on the entire team process. Using consistent and intuitively clear graphic symbols makes the practice even more powerful. Circles for meetings, squares for output documents and arrows for projects, all linked on a timeline, create a visual that works like a road for a traveler. Objectives and milestones can be added easily to such a display.
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Can breastfeeding your child now protect them against behavioral problems in the future? Maybe, according to a new study published in Breastfeeding Magazine.
Researchers at Tel Aviv University studied children six to 12 years of age at Schneider's Children Medical Center in Israel. The children were split into three groups: those already diagnosed with ADHD; siblings of children diagnosed with ADHD; and a control group of children without ADHD.
The results? The children with ADHD were far less likely to be breastfed during their first months of life than those in the other two groups. Only 43 percent of children with ADHD were breastfed at three months of age, compared to 73 percent of the control group.
Parents and physicians have long debated whether or not breastfeeding is necessary. However, researchers have discovered several serious health benefits to breastfeeding.
Lower BMI
Breastfed children are less likely to become obese adults, according to Nisha I. Parikh, M.D., M.P.H., a cardiovascular fellow at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Mass.
"Having been breastfed in infancy is associated with a lower average body mass index (BMI) and a higher average HDL (high-density lipoprotein or "good" cholesterol) level in adulthood, even after accounting for personal and maternal demographic and CVD risk factors that could influence the results," Dr. Parikh told Pregnancy & Baby.
People will normal BMIs and higher than average HDL levels are less likely to develop cardiovascular disease, according to Dr. Parikh
Healthier Bodies
The U.S. Department of Human Service's Office of Women's Health reports that women who breastfed transfer colostrum onto their children. The antibodies and nutrition in colostrum decreases a baby's chances of developing asthma, type 2 diabetes and lower respiratory infections.
"Some research shows that breastfeeding can also reduce the risk of Type 1 diabetes, childhood leukemia, and atopic dermatitis (a type of skin rash) in babies," reports the OWH.
Breastfeeding has also been shown to reduce sudden infant death syndrome.
Higher I.Q.
A study of 468 non-smoking mothers published in the May 2011 issue of the European Journal of Pediatrics found that breastfed babies had higher IQs the longer they were breastfed.
According to the study, babies who were breastfed for three months had, on average, 2.1 more IQ points than bottle-fed infants. Babies breastfed for four to six months showed IQs 2.6 points higher, while those breastfed for more than six months had IQs 3.8 points higher.
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Audio Archive
This is an archive of talks recorded live, both at Great Vow Zen Monastery and at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple. They contain informal talks from our Thursday and Sunday programs, as well as sesshin teisho and talks from workshops.
To help support us in continuing to offer these teachings, please consider donating to ZCO.
An Introduction to Zen
Dharma Talk Archive
|The Nature of Samsara
|How to Feed the Heart - On Mindful Eating
|Fear and the Hundred Foot Pole
|Bodhisattva's Kind Speech
|The Benefit of a Quiet Mind
|Mirror of the Ancients
|The Spirit of Rohatsu
|Family Dharma Practice
|The Roots of Fear
|The Six Realms are Mind
|Confidence In Dharma, Given at ZCLA


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- Blozovich, Fullenkamp, Hughes and Becerra take checkers BLOOMFIELD -- On April 19 at the Mountain-Dew Bloomfield Speedway 59 entries checked in for four exciting classes sponsored by Mountain-Dew Kick-Start. The featured class was the Mike's Tire & Alignment Sport Mods racing for $500 to win. In the Kirkl
- Reivers, Falcons still knotted atop ICCAC The Indian Hills Falcons and the Iowa Western Reivers remain tied atop the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference standings following the weekend's action. Both the Falcons and Reivers swept their opponents on Friday and Saturday, as each team im
- Centerville takes second in Albia The Fairfield Trojans shot a better round overall on Tuesday. However, it was Centerville's Alex Moorman who took the medalist honors at the Albia Invitational.
- Redettes place second at invite The Centerville Redettes finished second out of the seven teams competing at the Redette Invitational at the Manhattan Golf Course on Tuesday.
- Centerville sees six runner-ups at Osky The Centerville Big Reds and Redettes track teams combined for six second-place finishes at the 87th annual Oskaloosa Relays on Saturday.
- Panthers sweep Co-Ed Relays The Mt. Pleasant Panthers boys' and girls' track program swept the team races at the Centerville Co-Ed Relays last Thursday.
- Redettes pick up first win in almost two years The Redettes traveled to Mt. Pleasant where they would break a winless streak that lasted one year, 11 months and three days.
- Falcons win series over Muscatine The Indian Hills Falcons picked up another ICCAC series win on Friday and Saturday, besting the Marshalltown Tigers in three out of the four games played at Pat Daugherty Field.
Redettes win three straight
The Centerville Redettes have started the golf season with a three-meet win streak.
- Reds suffer two slim losses The Centerville Big Reds soccer team has suffered two close losses in overtime to start their season.
- IHCC wins in nine-inning slugfest The Indian Hills Falcons scored their 24th win on Wednesday, in a home game that saw a combined 25 runs scored on 28 hits.
- Wayne beats Moravia in dual The Wayne Falcons golf team beat the Moravia Mohawks in a dual meet at The Preserve on Monday.
- Four winners at Dennis Anderson Relays The Wayne Falcons had four events earn gold at Monday's Class A Dennis Anderson Relays in Bloomfield.
- Big Reds tennis wins opener The Centerville Big Reds netters picked up a 6-3 win over the Mt. Pleasant Panthers to open the season at home on Tuesday.
- England named ICCAC pitcher of the week Centerville native Richard England was named the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference's pitcher of the week on Tuesday.
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You enter the Castle gates and drive up through the manicured grounds of the Estate to arrive at the front of the fairytale Castle. Floors Castle.
The music begins and the guests stop and turn. The bride walks up the stairway to the entrance hall and into the state dining room for the ceremony.
This is your dream and this is your Scottish wedding.
For an intimate small family gathering we can host your special day from 20 to 120 guests in the main Castle. Should you want to invite a few more friends then you can hold your wedding breakfast and ceremony in a marquee on the lawn with the Castle as a fairytale backdrop.
We can help you plan your day from beginning to end or help provide the backdrop for some stunning photographs. The choice is yours.
We do not have a printed wedding brochure as each wedding is so unique and so different. Besides, we do not open our doors every week to a bride and groom. It is after all a very private castle. But for you, we shall be delighted to provide you with exclusive hire and facility fee prices.
What could be more romantic than marrying in one of Scotland's most beautiful castles renowned for its magnificent façade, shining cupolas, breathtaking views and exquisite furniture.
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Tenancy: The tenancy will be a Short Assured Tenancy under the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988. The Lease may be renewed at the end of the prescribed term of let but applicants should be aware that possession of the property can be recovered by the proprietor at the expiry of the Lease if required.
Entry and Duration: Entry shall be at such date as may be agreed. The duration of the Lease shall be for an initial period of not less than six months.
Rent: The rent shall be payable monthly in advance by Standing Order on the 1st of each month with a proportionate amount payable on entry.
Repairs: The proprietor shall maintain the premises wind and water tight and keep in repair the structure and exterior of the house (including drains, gutters and external pipes), the installations in the house for the supply of water and electricity and for sanitation (including basins, sinks, baths and sanitary conveniences) and installations for space heating and water heating with the exception of any repairs occasioned by any act, omission or negligence of the tenant. Internal decoration shall be the tenant's responsibility.
Painting: The proprietor shall carry out external painting.
Deposit: A deposit of two months rent will be payable on entry. This will be repaid to the tenant on termination of the lease, provided all obligations of the lease are fulfilled and the property left in a satisfactory condition.
References: The Estate will require the applicant, in the event of them finding a property that they wish to rent, to complete a Credit Check before granting them a tenancy.
Other Conditions: All the other customary Roxburghe Estates conditions of let shall apply and a copy of the pro forma Lease can be inspected at the Estate Office by bona fide intending applicants.
Viewing: Arrangements to view the property may be made by contacting Victoria Roddie, Roxburghe Estates Office, Kelso (Telephone 01573 223333)
Tenancy Application: Applications for the tenancy should be submitted on the accompanying form and delivered to Edward Johnson MRICS, Assistant Factor, at the address below.
Roxburghe Estates Office, Kelso, Roxburghshire TD5 7SF